This papers describes the ways Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Hyde has a father/son relationship between Jekyll and Hyde as one of its primary themes. This paper shows the series of metaphors Stevenson uses to create the resemblance of a paternal relationship between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jeckylls original will, the ridiculous appearance of Mr. Hyde in Jekyll.s oversized clothes and the use of terms like "benefactor" are all closely analyzed for their clues to the nature of the relationship between these two men.
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